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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Helene_HanffHelene Hanff - Wikipedia

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   Helene Hanff (1916-1997) was an American writer and playwright, best known for her book 84, Charing Cross Road, based on her correspondence with a London bookshop owner. She also wrote memoirs, guides, and radio talks about her life and interests, especially in British literature and culture.

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3. www.nytimes.com › 1997/04/11 › artsHelene Hanff, Wry Epistler Of '84 Charing,' Dies at 80

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   Apr 11, 1997 · Helene Hanff, whose wittily acerbic 20-year correspondence with a London bookseller she never met won her a passionate following after it was published as the epistolary memoir ''84, Charing...

4. katemacdonald.net › 2015/07/13 › a-life-in-booksA life in books: Helene Hanff’s 84 Charing Cross Road

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   Jul 13, 2015 · In 1946, an impoverished book-lover scraping a living in New York, Helene Hanff started to order obscure books of English literature from the London firm of Marks & Co. She was a passionate Anglophile, and wanted to have real English books that she could afford rather than pay a fortune for horrible American reprints.

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6. www.independent.co.uk › news › peopleObituary: Helene Hanff - The Independent

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   Helene Hanff, writer and broadcaster: born Philadelphia 15 April 1916; broadcaster, Woman's Hour, BBC 1978-85; author of Underfoot in Show Business 1961, 84 Charing Cross Road 1970, The Duchess...

7. www.angelagarry.com › helenehanffHeleneHanff - ANGELA GARRY

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   Learn about the life and works of Helene Hanff, the late American writer who exchanged letters with a London bookshop owner for 20 years. Explore her biography, photos, adaptations and fan stories on this website by Angela Garry.

8. helenehanff.comwww.helenehanf.com - the Definitive Helene Hanff Website

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   Learn about the life and works of Helene Hanff, the author of "84, Charing Cross Road", a book based on her correspondence with a London bookshop. Find biography, photos, adaptations and fan stories of Helene and her book.

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   Who is Helene Hanff?

   • Helene Hanff (April 15, 1916 – April 9, 1997) was an American writer born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is best known as the author of the book 84, Charing Cross Road, which became the basis for a stage play, television play, and film of the same name. She was born in 1916 to Miriam (born Levy) and Arthur Hanff.

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   Did Elaine Stritch play Helene Hanff in 84?

   • Elaine Stritch also played Helene Hanff in a television adaptation of 84, Charing Cross Road. [citation needed] Hanff later put to good use her obsession with British scholar Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch in a book called Q's Legacy (1985). The book serves as background to 84 and also recounts the aftermath of Duchess.

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   Was Helene Hanff married?

   • Unmarried, she lived alone; but, although there had been romances, as she once confided to the American actress Olympia Dukakis, who is to play Helene Hanff in a revival of the play, she was not prepared to write about the more private side of her life.

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   Did Helene Hanff write 84 Charing Cross Road?

   • Read our privacy policy Helene Hanff will always be associated with what is, undoubtedly, her most endearing and enduring book, 84 Charing Cross Road (1971); yet this slim volume of correspondence between herself and Marks & Co, an antiquarian bookshop in London, was written at the lowest point in her career.

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10. www.goodreads.com › author › showHelene Hanff (Author of 84, Charing Cross Road) - Goodreads

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    Apr 9, 1997 · Helene Hanff was an American writer who chronicled her correspondence with a London bookshop owner and her love for British literature. She also wrote memoirs, plays, and books about New York City and Arthur Quiller-Couch.